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TABLE Filed May 8, 1935 I 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May 15;), 1936 v H D r V H UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TABLE Heinrich Siewers, Kellinghusen, Germany Application May 8, 1935, Serial No. 20,380 In Germany August 4, 1934 3 Claims. (Cl. 311-33) This invention relates to a table with rotatable the foot of a person sitting at the table and can middle part of the top. The rotatable middle evidently be easily actuated by any person and part of the table serves for carrying food-dishes, from any place and in either direction of rotabottles and other vessels, which by the turning tion. The disc I I may be made of any material middle part are to be brought to persons sitting and is preferably provided with a covering which 5 at the table. afiords a good hold for the feet. By turning this For this purpose a device is provided by which disc I l the axle 8 and the middle plate 1 with the a person sitting at the table can move with his dishes, bottles and the like resting thereon are foot the rotatable middle part in both directions. so tat d at t e sa time. It must be D A b k is k i provided for stopping th sible for any of the four persons sitting at the 10 middle part and holding it still, this brake being table broke the rotary p a 7 gently n f e likewise actuated by the foot of a person sitting from Shock and to p the Same in y e ed at the table and enables the rotatable part to be position this p p a ct on brake is braked gradually and without shocks so that the arranged on h of the four arms of the cross victuals are not spilled or tall articles, such as Stay, as Shown in Figs- 2 and 3. Each brake bottles, turned over by too sudden braking. Comprises a p a l3 ra ged under the arm of An embodiment of the invention is illustrated the Cross Stay 5 and having a up a d y bent by way of example in th accompanying drawend M with a pivot pin I 6 carried in a hinge I5 jngs i hjch; arranged on the upper surface of the arm of the Fig. '1 shows the table in side elevation with Cross Stay The other end of this pedal l3 prothe lower portion in section on line II of Fig. 2, jects laterally under the a m of the cross stay t spring for applying t brake being omitted and carries a covering [1 of wood or the like with to enable the other parts to be more clearly seen. a! brake block The covering l7 Serves as Fig 2 is a horizontalsection on 1m of foot rest and can therefore be bevelled (see Figs.

Fig 1) 1 and 3). When the pedal I3 is swung upwards 25 v gs th middle 1 portion of 1 about the pin IS, the upper side of the brake block on alarger scale. I8 bears against the under side of the driving .Fig. 4 is a vertical section .on line IVIV of disc I I n thus p v nt he otary plate lfrom Fig.2, the pedal lever being omitted for the sake turningydepressing t e p d 3 the brake 0 of c1eamess g is disengaged. The brake block. I8 is pressed The table illustrated in the drawingsis designed against t i c H y a spring 3| hereinafter for four persons and consists in known manner described. In many instances it is suflicient to of a rigid table top 2 (Fig. 4) resting on a frame arrange a brake blo k i o ly n one or two in- 3 and four legs 4 fixed on the frame 3 and instead of on all the pedals l3.

terconnected at a short distance above the floor For rotating the disc II it is necessary to disby a cross-like stay 5. The frame 3 is closed at engage all four brakes at the same time. For this the bottom by a bottom plate 6. The table top purpose the following device is provided: 2 has a circular aperture in the middle in which A disc 33 is fixed, for example by countersunk a circular rotatable plate 1 is arranged which screws, in the middle on the underside of the 40 is rigidly connected with and carried by a vercross stay 5, this disc 33 having a downwardly tical axle s. This axle s is journalled near its projectin s rew pin 0. A pst wheel upper end in a collar bearing 9 fixed on the botwhich has as many arms as there are brakes, is torn plate 6 and at its lower end in a step bearoscillatable about this pin 20 and secured theron 5 ing ID fixed on the cross stay 5. The bearings by a nut 2i and washer 22. Each of the arms of 5 9 and I0 may, as shown, be constructed as jourthe capstan wheel l9 has at its free end a downnal bearings or in known manner as roller bear- Wardly bent lug 23 with a slot 24 open at its lower ings. Moreover, the collar bearing may be arend. Each of the pedals I3 has on its rear end ranged on the cross stay 5 and the step bearing M a 11g 25 terminating in a P 26 d e t d toon the bottom plate 6 without departing from Wards the middle of the table and each of these 50 the scope of the invention. pins engages in one of the slots 24 in the lugs 23 A driving disc ll serves for rotating the plate on the capstan wheel l9. If one of the pedals I 3 1. This disc is arranged on the axle 8 above the is swung downwards by treading on its covering cross stay 5 and is connected to the axle by a l its brake block l8 moves away from the underkind of flange l2. The disc H is rotated by side of the disc H and its lu 25 with its pin 6 55 is moved in clockwise direction (Figs. 1 and 3). As however, this pin 26 engages one of the slots 24 in the lugs 23 on the capstan wheel l9, it rotates this capstan wheel a short distance in clockwise direction (Fig. 2). However, the lugs 23 on the other three arms of the capstan wheel l9 shift the pins 26 of the other three pedals and thus move the other brake blocks 18 away from the driving disc I l. Therefore, by depressing any one of the pedals all four brakes are disengaged and inversely, when pressure is removed from a depressed pedal, all four brakes are applied at the same time. A block 21 with a short pin 28 is arranged laterally of one of the arms of the cross stay 5. The side of the arm of the capstan wheel I9 opposite this block 21 is provided with a disc 29 and a short pin 30. Between the block 21 and the disc 29 a cylindrical pressure spring 31 is arranged, with its two ends slipped on to the pins 28 and so that this spring is supported on the parts 21 and 29. This spring tends to turn the capstan wheel I 9 in anti-clockwise direction (Fig. 2) and to thus press the brake blocks l8 against the under side of the disc H, whereas the depression of one of the pedals l3 and consequently the disengagement of the brake takes place against the action of the spring 3|. If the foot is removed from a depressed pedal, the brake blocks are pressed against the disc II by the spring 3| so that this disc is braked and stopped. A collar or adjusting ring 32 mounted on the axle 8 and bearing against the under side of the collar bearing 9 prevents the brake blocks from lifting the disc H with the rotary plate I of the table top. According to whether the foot is removed slowly or quickly from the depressed pedal, the pressure of the brake blocks in the disc and therefore the braking efiect increases slowly or quickly so that it is possible to stop the rotary plate 1 without shock.

A solid disc may be provided instead of the capstan wheel l9, this disc having a downwardly bent flange or a plurality of slotted lugs corresponding to the number of brake pedals and a disc or a block on its upper surface against which the spring 3| bears, instead of the disc 29 on the capstan wheel.

I claim:

1. A table with a circular top and several legs interconnectedby a cross stay, comprising in combination a rotary plate arranged in the middle of the table top, a vertical axle carrying said rotary plate, a horizontal driving disc mounted on the lower end of said axle and adapted to be rotated by the foot of a person sitting at the table to rotate said rotary plate, a pedal pivotally mounted on said cross-stay, a brake block connected with said pedal and adapted to bear against the under side of said driving disc, and a spring adapted to swing said pedal to press said block against said disc.

2. A table with a circular top and several legs interconnected by a cross stay, comprising in combination a rotary plate arranged in the middle of the table top, a vertical axle carrying said rotary plate, a horizontal driving disc mounted on the lower end of said axle and adapted to be rotated by the foot of a person sitting at the table to rotate said rotary plate, pedals pivotally mounted on said cross-stay, brake blocks carried by said pedals adapted to be pressed against the under side of said driving disc, a horizontal rotary disc situated below said cross stay and having slots in its periphery, pins arranged one on each of said pedals and engaging one in each of said slots, a spring bearing at one end against said cross stay and at the other end against said rotary disc, said spring adapted to press said brake blocks against the under side of the driving disc through the intermediary of said rotary disc and said pins.

3. A table with a circular top and several legs interconnected by a cross stay, comprising in combination a rotary plate arranged in the middle of the table top, a vertical axle carrying said rotary plate, a horizontal driving disc mounted on the lower end of said axle and adapted to be rotated by the foot of a person sitting at the table to rotate said rotary plate, pedals pivotally mounted on said cross-stay, brake blocks carried by said pedals adapted to be pressed against the under side of said driving disc, a horizontal capstan wheel with as many arms as there are brake blocks situated below said cross stay and having slots one in the end of each arm, pins arranged one on each of said pedals and engaging one in each of said slots, a spring bearing at one end against said cross stay and at the other end against said capstan wheel, said spring adapted to press said brake blocks against the under side of the driving disc through the intermediary of saidcapstan wheel and said pins.

HEINRICH SIEW'ERS. 

